Fruit Trade! Wedding! Robin and Hancock

"It seems it's over."

Teach looked up at the sky and breathed a slight sigh of relief. "With their destructive power, if the fighting continues, the entire Calamity City could be wiped out if we're not careful!"

"This is no longer a competition at all."

Abel exclaimed, "The Boss's strength is far beyond Kaido's reach."

"That's a given."

Dylan nodded in agreement, saying, "No one can keep up with Boss's pace; the gap will only widen!"

Last year, the Boss had to use his powers to defeat Kaido, but now he can do it with just swordsmanship and Haki!

And this gap will only widen over time!

"In short, we can now prepare for the banquet."

A smile appeared on Dylan's face.

Regardless of the outcome of the battle, a banquet will definitely be held. After all, Kaido is one of the Boss's few close friends, and they need to be treated well.

Meanwhile, in the sky, Roa was also sighing.

Compared to their encounter a year ago, Kaido has indeed become stronger.

But the increase in strength is still far from enough.

At thirty years old, Kaido still hasn't reached the level of Four Emperors Admiral.

It is indeed very close, but there is still a wall between us.

That's just the inherent flaw of these born monsters, isn't it?

The starting point was indeed very high, but the pace of progress later on was too slow.

Fifteen-year-old Kaido and Charlotte Linlin are definitely much stronger than fifteen-year-old Roger, Shanks, Luffy, Garp, and others.

But what happens after that?

These seemingly ordinary people are able to catch up and even overtake others by taking shortcuts.

Of course, these guys only look like ordinary people; in reality, they are all gifted individuals on another level, but their talent is not in their physical bodies.

It's probably the difference between early-game and late-game heroes.

We can't just let you lead from start to finish, can we? Would anyone else even be able to play?

Roa felt a pang of regret.

Luckily, I had a cheat code.

Now you know how to maintain a strong position from the early game to the late game, right?

You little rascal!

Kaido, covered in blood, flew over on a cloud of flames, making his already ferocious face even more terrifying.

"You look down on me? I can still fight!"

"The result won't change even if we fight again."

Roa said earnestly, "Instead of making trouble, you should reflect on yourself, Big Brother Kaido. Perhaps you haven't been working hard enough? If you put in two hundred times the effort, wouldn't you be able to catch up with me?"

What nonsense are you spouting?

Kaido looked at Roa as if he were a fool.

What do you mean by two hundred times the effort?

Do you expect to use one day as if it were two hundred days?

Hearing Kaido's disdainful words, Roa could only sigh softly, "That's such a pity."

Big Brother Kaido, I've shown you the right path, but you just don't believe it.

Do you even understand the significance of going from being weaker than an ordinary civilian to having the strength of Shichibukai in just two years?

This speed of progress is something even I, Luo, can't match.

All I can say is that, while both of us are cheating, at least I try to be reasonable, whereas some people are completely unreasonable.

If you can master this secret technique, surpassing Joy Boy will be just around the corner.

Kaido, but where was the "pity"?

That brat is totally messing with me!

With that thought in mind, he wanted to unleash a fire dragon!

Although this move certainly wouldn't do anything to Roa, he was still very unhappy that it ended before he could really go all out!

But.

"Okay, let's talk about something you're interested in now."

Roa casually sheathed Tiger Soul, clapped his hands, and said, "Big Brother Kaido, you came here for the Artificial Devil Fruit, right?"

You mean, Artificial Devil Fruit?

Kaido's displeasure vanished instantly, replaced by shock.

The voice instantly became incredibly urgent, "You mean those beast-like creatures ate artificial Devil Fruit?"

Can Devil Fruit really be artificially created?

"Yes,"

Roa smiled and said, "The first batch of fruits has only just ripened. We sent them out this time to test their power."

No wonder those guys looked so strange; they weren't normal Zoan users at all!

Roa, in just one year, this kid has even managed to create something as unimaginable as Artificial Devil Fruit?

"Roa, you said there was a first batch of Devil Fruits, so there must be a second and a third batch! That means these Artificial Devil Fruit can be mass-produced, right?"

Kaido's eyes gleamed with excitement. "Roa! Sell them to me! Sell me those Devil Fruits!"

With these Artificial Devil Fruits, his dream of Beasts Pirates could truly come true!

Kaido now completely preoccupied with the Artificial Devil Fruit, no longer caring about continuing the war with Roa.

Want to!

I want these fruits!

Kaido's desire was practically shooting out of his eyes.

So, Roa just smiled and descended, "Then what are we waiting for, Big Brother Kaido? Let's go, let's have a banquet and talk at the same time."

Kaido quickly gave chase.

Of course, that's the usual practice: a fight is followed by a pleasant banquet.

The banquet was held in the palace atop the tower where Roa resided.

The executives of the Calamity Company were all present, and even research nerds like Judge and Caesar were there.

Caesar was startled to see that Kaido, who was at the head of the table, had many wounds on his body and was still bleeding.

Are you so eager to throw a banquet that you don't even have time to treat your wound?

However, whoosh, Boss and Kaido seem to have a very good relationship! Hehe, he's rich and powerful, it would be great to work under him!

"So, Roa,"

Above, Kaido, sitting side-by-side with Roa, asked urgently, "What would it take for you to sell me those Devil Fruits?!"

"Don't rush, Big Brother Kaido,"

Roa breathed leisurely, "At least let me introduce our products first."

"Then tell me quickly!"

Kaido is still in a hurry.

"These Artificial Devil Fruit have a major flaw: because they are unstable, only about half of the users can gain the power. The other half, the unlucky ones, only get the weakness of being unable to swim, oh, and unrestrained laughter."

Laughter?

Kaido was slightly taken aback.

"Furthermore, there is only one type: Zoan. After gaining the ability, one will possess the characteristics of the corresponding animal and cannot freely transform."

Roa chuckled, "The only advantage is that the users do receive a fairly significant boost, though of course, the power they gain is still far inferior to that of a true Zoan."

"That's enough!"

Kaido determination. "That's more than enough! Sell it to me!"

These fruits aren't for the officers; if they're just for the regular soldiers, wouldn't that be more than enough?

"But Big Brother Kaido, I don't have many Devil Fruits left."

Roa asked with great interest, "You're also planning to use it on the Clone soldiers. What conditions are you going to offer to persuade me?"

Although they are good brothers, and Big Brother Kaido is 100% on the same side as him, even brothers need to keep clear accounts.

The creed ingrained in Luo's genes is that he cannot suffer a loss.

Did you think I came empty-handed?

Kaido snorted coldly, pulled two small boxes from his waist, and casually tossed them to Roa, "Take a look."

"It's rare that these two boxes weren't damaged in the fight just now."

Roa opened the two boxes with some surprise.

Could it be that Kaido was using Haki to protect these two little ones the entire time during the battle?

"Oh?"

After seeing what was inside the box, Roa raised an eyebrow slightly.

They are two Devil Fruits.

As expected.

"Didn't you ask Hanafusa to find you Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit?"

Kaido said, "Zoan Snake-Snake Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Titanoboa form, and Zoan Turtle-Turtle Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Proto-Turtle form!"

Turtle-Turtle Fruit?

That's such a weird name.

However, aren't turtles known for their endurance and longevity?

Wouldn't that be the most suitable ability for Judge?

Hmm, so who should get the other fruit?

Of his subordinates, only Loki remains without superpowers.

But Loki certainly couldn't do that.

Loki deserves a top-tier Devil Fruit.

Roa thought the legendary Devil Fruit treasured by the giants was quite good; Loki ate it in the original story.

If Loki isn't an option, then it seems the only choice is the Calamity Knights.

But it's a bit of a loss, because a new generation of Calamity Knights is already being trained, although they still need time to grow.

Oh well, who cares? Maybe in a year, Judge and the others will have already cultivated Artificial Devil Fruit that are comparable to real Zoan Devil Fruit?

Overjoyed, Roa kept a straight face. "Two Devil Fruits for so many of my Artificial Devil Fruit? That's too greedy, Big Brother Kaido!"

"I didn't expect you to agree anyway."

Kaido snorted coldly, "Two Devil Fruits were just to get you to agree to this deal. I'll trade Artificial Devil Fruit for minerals, including Seastone."

Roa's eyes lit up. "Oh? Then it seems there's no reason to refuse."

The Calamity Company's business is growing bigger and bigger.

To increase production capacity, Roa even selected several more islands in this sea area and transformed them into factory bases, similarly dispatching giants, Mink Tribe, and snail fleets to oversee them.

The factory has expanded significantly and its production capacity has increased dramatically, but mineral resources have become somewhat scarce.

Ultimately, although they have many islands under their control, which must contain a lot of mineral resources, many islands are uninhabited, and the inhabited areas are very underdeveloped. Only a very small number of countries have developed a mining industry. The problem is that they have limited talent and lack a prospecting team.

In addition, World Government have been trying to block him.

With Kaido's help now, this problem will be alleviated a lot.

"Hehehe! That's good!"

Kaido, "My Beasts Pirates is finally taking shape!"

He suddenly looked down at Roa, his eyes filled with excitement. "Hey, Roa! Can we start moving now?"

"Action?"

Roa looked up in surprise, "What operation?"

"Of course, it's to clean up the New World!"

Kaido spoke with fervor, "Putting aside Shiki and Linlin, aren't the others a bit too much of an eyesore? What makes them think they can be on equal footing with us?"

Wow, that's really bold.

Roa's lips curled slightly.

There's no need to elaborate on how strong Uncle Shiki is, Linlin, who is thirty-nine years old this year, has also begun to enter her peak period, undoubtedly reaching the level of Four Emperors Admiral.

But Big Brother Kaido, how much stronger are you than Ochoku?

"Don't rush,"

"The real storm is just beginning," Roa said with a smile.

"Ah?"

Kaido frowned. "What do you mean, kid?"

Listen to the wind.

So, what exactly does this kid mean?

Is something about to happen again?

While Roa and Kaido were having their banquet, Totto Land was also holding a banquet, albeit a wedding banquet.

Inside the romantically and beautifully decorated palace.

The priest looked at the enormous couple before him, his expression calm and unperturbed.

He had officiated at countless weddings for the queen of Totto Land before him; it was anyone's guess how long this husband would last.

The priest cleared his throat. "Ms. Charlotte Linlin— "

"I'm willing!"

Charlotte Linlin didn't even wait for the priest to finish speaking before eagerly interrupting to answer.

The priest remained unperturbed, which was customary.

He naturally turned to look at the groom, "Groom, Mr. Solomon Bear, do you take this man to be your bride...?"

Xiong, dressed in a wedding gown, couldn't hear what his companion said afterward.

Even now, he is still completely bewildered.

The woman he met in God Valley years ago, one of the Seven Monarchs of the New World, Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, threatened him with Ginny and those familiar people from the Sorbet Kingdom.

He had no choice but to submit.

So he was kidnapped and brought here, and now he's going to marry this woman.

Ginny...

What will happen to Ginny if she marries Charlotte Linlin?

No, for Ginny, being no longer associated with herself must be a good thing, right?

"Bridegroom?"

The priest, looking at the silent bear, urged, "Are you willing?"

"Of course he'd like to!"

Without giving the bear any more time to waste, Charlotte Linlin boldly pulled the bear, who was shorter than her, over and pressed her scarlet lips directly onto it.

"Mother, Mother! There's no time to lose!"

After the kiss, Charlotte Linlin picked up the bear and left, saying, "Hurry up and come have the baby with me!"

Below, Katakuri was waiting for the wedding banquet to begin, shook his head helplessly.

Soon there will be one or more more Bakaria Tribe brothers and sisters.

That's fine, they'll definitely be able to help me in the future.

At the same time, in the South Blue, in the Sorbet Kingdom.

"My little bear cub! My little bear cub! What do we do now?! Big brother, where have you gone?!"

No one paid attention to the cries of the victim.

Time flowed on, and soon after...

In the first half of the Grand Line, in the Calm Belt, lies Amazon Lily remote Amazon Lily, Daughter Country that captivates countless hearts at sea.

A small boat slowly came to rest on the shore.

If anyone saw this scene, they would be absolutely stunned.

The Calm Belt is the lair of Sea Beast; what kind of person could possibly navigate such a small boat deep into that area?

"This is all we can take you here. This island doesn't welcome men."

Rayleigh put down the oar. "Olvia, from now on, you and Robin should live here peacefully."

At the bow of the ship, Olvia stood holding her daughter, who was curiously looking around. She nodded gently, "Thank you, Rayleigh."

"Nothing,"

Rayleigh shook his head. "After all, this is something Roger asked me to do a long time ago."

"So, Uncle Rayleigh! What exactly is the captain going to do?!"

Red Nose, Buggy had come along with them, sounded very anxious, shaking Rayleigh's arm forcefully, "You're not even going to care about Aunt Olvia and Little Robin! Just tell us!"

"Mr. Rayleigh..."

Shanks didn't speak, but his eyes were equally anxious.

What exactly is the captain going to do? He's even entrusted his wife and daughters to Mr. Rayleigh.

You'll find out soon enough.

Rayleigh shook his head and didn't say anything.

Just then, footsteps came from the forest ahead.

Soon, two women emerged from the forest.

The woman at the head of the group was tall and voluptuous with short hair and a beautiful face. She had a cigarette dangling from her mouth and was holding a little girl with black hair in her arms. She was staring at the people on the boat with her big, round eyes.

The woman following behind was shorter, also had short hair, and a slightly round face.

Upon seeing Rayleigh, the round-faced woman immediately said irritably, "Rayleigh! You dare to come to Amazon Lily!"

"Don't be so harsh, Toritoma,"

Rayleigh smiled. "We're all old acquaintances. Besides, didn't I already send Shakky back first?"

"Just staying temporarily."

The woman with a cigarette in her mouth, the former captain of the Kuja Pirates and the former emperor of Amazon Lily, gently exhaled a smoke ring. "I, who once abandoned this country, have no right to linger here."

"Don't say that, Lady Shakky!"

The round-faced woman, Toritoma, the current captain of the Kuja Pirates, hurriedly said, "Amazon Lily will always welcome you! If you'd like to return, the Emperor's position—"

"Alright, Toritoma,"

Shakky shook her head. "You're the leader now, don't say such stupid things."

Toritoma pouted, looking somewhat aggrieved.

"Anyway, I'm counting on Toritoma, Olvia, and Robin."

Rayleigh said with a solemn expression.

Toritoma glanced at Olvia and her daughter, then snorted, "It's only because Lady Shakky spoke up personally, and Lady Gloriosa didn't return, that we wouldn't have bothered with Roger's wife and daughter."

"Thank you so much!"

Rayleigh finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In that case, there's no problem.

"I'll leave the rest to you."

Olvia knew how complicated their identities were, and sincerely bowed in thanks, "Robin, say thank you."

"Thanks!"

The little girl opened her mouth in a soft, delicate voice.

"Oh! What a lovely child!"

Toritoma, who hadn't been friendly to Rayleigh, suddenly softened when she saw little Robin. "She looks about the same age as Hancock!"

Isn't this great?

Shakky patted the back of the little girl in her arms. "Hancock, you have a new playmate. Take your little sister and play with her."

The little girl just blinked her big eyes and curiously looked at Robin.

Robin looked at her curiously as well.